clitorial

English

Etymology

From clitor(is) +‎ -ial.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /klɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

Adjective

clitorial (comparative more clitorial, superlative most clitorial)

1. Clitoral.
   • 1958, Terry Southern, Mason Hoffenberg, Candy:

     "Good!" he said. "Now I just want to test these clitorial reflexes – often enough, that's where trouble strikes first."

   • 1999, Wendy Lesser, The Amateur:

     Thus we would be likely to believe that no one before us had ever argued for school desegregation, worried about the apolitical masses, lived in split-level houses, used automated tools, got sick because of mislabeling, got well because of tetracycline, slept on Posturepedic beds, favored clitorial sex, laughed at Scientologists, mocked Interpol….

   • 2013, Amitava Pal, Rupali Modak, Practical Manual of Gynecology, page 254:

     In normal woman these clitorial diameters are in the range of 5 mm.

Derived terms

• clitorially

 

Translations

clitoral — see clitoral

Anagrams

• lictorial